BTS has confirmed that they are going to be happening hiatus.

The Okay-pop superstars introduced the information throughout their FESTA dinner, which is a part of an annual celebration of their founding. As they welcomed their ninth 12 months collectively this month, they instructed followers it was time to take an prolonged break and pursue solo initiatives.

Band member RM mentioned within the video beneath that whereas they’ve achieved as a lot as BTS, the person members nonetheless have to develop and mature as people.

“I at all times thought that BTS was completely different from different teams, however the issue with Okay-pop and the entire idol system is that they do not offer you time to mature. It’s a must to maintain making music and maintain doing one thing,” he mentioned.

RM added that he now desires to take the time to consider the brand new route of BTS, each individually and as a bunch.

The remainder of BTS went on to say that taking a break was a troublesome choice, including that they felt like they had been letting their followers down.

“We will not cease serious about our followers it doesn’t matter what, we wish to be the type of artists that our followers keep in mind. I feel now we’re beginning to consider what sort of artists we would like our followers to recollect,” Jimin mentioned.

“I feel that is why we’re going by means of a tough patch proper now, we’re looking for our id and that is a protracted, tiring course of.”

In 2019, a BTS consultant supplied clarification on studies of an “prolonged” hiatus for the group, explaining that it was a “quick” hiatus as an alternative.

“This break interval can be a chance for the members of BTS, who’ve been tirelessly striving in direction of their objective since their debut, to recharge and put together to current themselves as musicians and creators once more,” the submit reads. “This can even give them an opportunity to take pleasure in atypical 20-year-old life, albeit briefly.”

The message went on to say that the BTS members will “relaxation and recharge in their very own private methods” through the break, whereas asking followers to respect their privateness.

All members of the seven-member BTS have launched music on solo initiatives: RM, Jungkook, Jin, Jimin, Suga, J-Hope, and V.

In the meantime, earlier this month, BTS launched the music video for ‘But To Come (The Most Lovely Second)’, which is the title observe of their new compilation album ‘Proof’.

The picture begins with Jungkook sitting alone in a desert, searching on the huge open land. It then cuts to the septet sitting collectively as they carry out ‘But To Come’, which finds the boy band wanting again on their nine-year profession up to now.

‘Proof’ is a 48-track compilation that includes most of the boyband’s hit singles, from ‘Boy With Luv’ that includes Halsey to their debut single ‘No Extra Dream’.